Monday I flew down to Nashville where the kind folks at Abingdon — nearly all of them brand new to me — welcomed me into their fine downtown facilities for a book launch for A Community called Atonement, due out in August. This book is the first in the new series, edited by Tony Jones, called Living Theology. John Franke writes the next book — on truth. It was great meeting the Abingdon staff as I have been reading their... Read more
The narrative that gives rise to the extolling by the woman of her lover’s physical attributes was that she was on the hunt for him after he seemingly departed from her bedroom door. So, the women of Jerusalem ask: |inline Read more
I have asked for permission from this person to make his [adjusted] letter to me public. Think about it and see what you think is best. What would you tell this person? |inline Read more
Here is the CNN article about the Sinn Fein party and the Protestants (Ian Paisley) making a solemn pledge to work with another for a lasting peace — I’m wondering what those in Northern Ireland are thinking. Read more
Here’s an event we’ll be at this June; I like the line-up of speakers. My responsibility is to begin sketching how spiritual formation can be shaped when we take into view a more holistic understanding of the gospel. here. PRESENTING THE WHOLE GOSPEL Scot McKnight—Understanding the Gospel – as a whole – influences how we view spiritual formation. It also impacts how we view the mission of the church. Exploring spiritual formation in this context, Scot will help us identify... Read more
An assignment for you. The woman has just described her lover’s physical attributes; he described her earlier. I’ll post both of these descriptions and ask you what you see in their differing descriptions: |inline Read more
Michael Krause Kruse, an uberblogger who comments here in such a way that at times he keeps the conversation rolling, wrote this on the blog last Saturday and I want to pick it up today and then ask his question in a slightly different manner. Michael’s comment is in italics: |inline Read more
Knock down the house across the street … and a century of memories. |inline Read more
John Lagrou and Len Hjalmarson are editing a book and are accepting proposals on the changes in the church due to technology. |inline Read more
The women of Jerusalem ask the young yearning lover-woman what’s so special about her lover, and she answers with a listing of his attributes: |inline Read more
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